Hello Joel,
According to a survey conducted by Hall & Partners, commissioned by M-Systems:
- 80% of respondents are using their USB flash drive for personal use
- 66% use these devices to exchange files with friends and family.
- 40% said that they either cannot live without the devices or that
they were dependent on them
Most Popular Files Stored on USB Drive:
File Type Respondents
Music 62%
Graphics 52%
Video 46%
Work
- 64% of respondents who use USB flash drives for work stated that
they use the device for transferring work related files between work
and home.
The top two incentives for purchasing a USB flash drive are:
memory Capacity 61%
price 60%
67% percent of respondents stated that USB flash drives are a good
value for the money.
The average consumer values:
- Functionality of USB flash drives
- Its ease of use
Storage Search
http://www.storagesearch.com/flash.html
The Storage Source: April 29, 2005
http://www.all-about-storage.com/m_systems_diskonkey_releases_results_of_first_end_user_survey_of_the_usb_flash_drive_cdi.aspx
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USB Drives Aid File Sharing
?Capacity is an important purchase consideration, say 51 percent of
respondents, followed by speed.?
?Thirty-eight percent of those questioned want a faster drive.?
?USB flash drives have become a daily accessory for 21 percent of those surveyed.?
Clickz: April 29, 2005
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:27-9LwGeaKgJ:www.clickz.com/stats/sectors/hardware/article.php/3501446+&hl=en
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Interest in future applications of the USB flash drive is strong.
Consumers are beginning to see more use for applications such as:
Customized portable desktop 54%
Email access: 51%
Password management: 50%
Accessing financial information: 47%
Accessing web accounts of applications: 43%
Downloading text books: 38%
Education interface (report cards, school work): 37%
Accessing and using healthcare and medical files: 34%
Lets go Digital: May 9, 2005
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_3117.html
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?Most consumers use it in the form of USB flash drives to ferry data
from one PC to another.?
Internation Herald Tribune: September 30, 2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/09/30/business/ptflash01.php
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Usb flash drives are the preferred way to store and move data,
replacing tiny floppies, hard-to-use CDs and cumbersome e-mail
attachments.
80% of Cornell university students transport their work on a USB flash drive
?When Cornell University students come to see hotel management
lecturer Mark Talbert, about 80% of them tote their work on a USB
flash drive, Talbert says. ?
USB drives are beginning to be used for more than just storing data.
?The drives can store computer programs, too, and run them once lugged
into a PC. That means that a computer administrator could carry a
drive of security software to pop into virus-infected PCs. Graphics
designers could use art software anywhere. And everyone could carry
e-mail on their key chain.?
USA Today: March 21, 2005
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-03-21-usb-usat_x.htm
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Search terms used:
USB memory sticks, consumers poll OR survey reasons usage storage data
transfer, photos,percent
I hope the information provided is helpful!
Best regards,
Bobbie7 |
